Melanie Sherman
Fifty Gestures, No. 3 - Miniature Series
2026
China Ink on premium Strathmore, 120gsm
Paper Size: 5 x 7 inches (12.7 x 17.78 cm)
Framed Size: 8.6 x 10.7 x 1.25 inches (21.84 x 27.18 x 3.18 cm)
Signed lower right
COA provided
*Framed in a simple white frame made from composite wood with regular plex.
A gestural, calligraphic form rendered in a single sweeping stroke of black China ink, this work belongs to a 50-piece series exploring rhythm, restraint, and the immediacy of the hand. The mark's dense, saturated core is framed by a feathered, dry-brush edge where the ink runs thin — a visible record of pressure, speed, and gesture captured in one continuous motion.
Each work in the series shares this same immediacy of mark-making while remaining wholly unique — no two gestures repeat. Collected individually or in groups, the series rewards both singular focus and serial display.
Melanie Sherman is a German-born, Midwest–based artist. Her work is held in numerous museums, corporate and prominent private collections around the world. Best known for porcelain work referencing 18th-century European ornamentation and traditional Asian decorating techniques, she extends that same precision and eye for pattern into her works on paper, exploring gesture and mark-making in ink.
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